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Robert Bloomfield Academy

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Central Bedfordshire · Shefford · SG17 5BU http://www.robertbloomfield.beds.sch.uk/

Pupils
974
cap. 960
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
974
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
974
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Robert Bloomfield Academy · All-through · Central Bedfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
42%
-9pp
78%60%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
18%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
974
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, SG17 5BU
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2542%3%68%30%55%3%63%16%76%64%103.0102.0102.020%974
2023/2451%7%72%25%76%9%61%20%85%62%104.0102.0102.021%985
2022/2354%9%70%29%77%12%62%17%87%66%104.0101.0103.0-2.10-0.20-3.3018%992
2018/1974%8%77%36%88%15%88%39%94%80%106.0107.0106.0-1.00-1.80+0.1016%946
2017/1878%18%86%35%88%29%85%38%93%80%107.0107.0107.0-0.20-0.10+0.7014%943
2016/1774%10%78%28%87%13%92%38%85%83%106.0108.0107.0-0.90-1.50+1.5011%927

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2597420.520%2%14%5%11%
2023/2498518.921%2%14%6%15%
2022/2399222.118%2%13%6%15%
2021/2298519.617%2%12%7%20%
2020/2195820.718%2%12%
2018/1994621.316%2%14%4%8%
2017/1894320.914%2%14%4%10%
2016/1792720.611%2%16%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.